News The major labels have committed to sharing Spotify equity money with artists. But what will they pay their indie label partners? Alison Wenham and Martin Mills speak out on Fair Digital Deals Declaration
News Universal: We WILL share Spotify money with artists when we sell our stock in streaming platform “Consistent with UMG’s approach to artist compensation, artists would share in the proceeds of a [Spotify] equity sale.”
News Spotify’s RapCaviar chief, Tuma Basa, exits company a day after it filed to go public Ex-MTV exec has grown RapCaviar to nearly 9m global subscribers
News Daniel Ek doesn’t have a salary – but he’s got a dream… that Spotify can ‘improve the world’ Daniel Ek's wage is officially $0 per annum - but he's doing alright
News Spotify lost $1.4bn last year – and it’s just filed to go public New Prospectus filed with SEC reveals new data about finances
Analysis News The great big Spotify scam: Did a Bulgarian playlister swindle their way to a fortune on streaming service? Did a canny scammer suck over $1m from Spotify's royalty pool last year?
News Spotify accelerates plans to launch its own hardware with hiring effort Operations Manager - Hardware Product to create something that has an impact on “the way the world experiences music”
News Spotify ramps up focus on live music events in the US Two producers will launch urban and latin music themed concerts, according to job ads
News Another senior Spotify exec out as original content licensing boss Pat Shah leaves company Former Universal exec is moving to a job at a digital media platform, say sources
News A month away from the stock market, Spotify offers free 60 day Premium deal Two-month freebie is themed around Valentines Day
News Spotify’s Ulf Zick joins Universal Music Germany as MD, International Exec has spent past five years at Spotify in Berlin
News Spotify adds songwriter credits to desktop platform – and they’re coming to mobile Company finally backs up 'Secret Genius' initiative by making writers... not so secret
News Rob Harvey out at Spotify as it consolidates artist and label marketing teams Former Universal Music veteran leaves after 14 months in the job
News Spotify’s UK team launches Who We Be podcast with DJ Semtex 'The story of Who We Be is one which is only just getting started'
Interviews Spotify’s Scientist: Artificial Intelligence should be embraced, not feared, by the music business Spotify's François Pachet on the future for AI-assisted music - and why it's a great thing